NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8107

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Jan 25, 2022	referred to local government

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5314
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Taxation
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S8413, A10518

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes municipalities to place a moratorium on tax foreclosures and tax lien sales for a period of up to five years after the COVID-19 covered period.

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8107

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing municipalities to place a moratorium
on tax foreclosures and tax lien sales

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation authorizes localities to place a moratorium on tax
foreclosures and tax lien sales during the COVID-19 covered period.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill establishes a definition for the "COVID-19 covered period"
that is similar to other related COVID-19 bills that have been negoti-
ated with the Senate and Assembly. The COVID-19 period will cover the
period where public and private businesses and places of public accommo-
dation are postponed or cancelled and all non-essential gatherings of
individuals of any size for any reason are limited. The definition makes
reference to the Executive orders that have put in place these

restrictions.

This bill provides that any local government, during the "COVID-19
covered period," may pass a local law or resolution to place a moratori-
um on all tax foreclosures and tax lien sales for a period of up to five
years after the COVID-19 covered period. The local law must be passed
during the COVID-19 covered period, and it must set a date certain upon
which tax foreclosures and tax lien sales may resume.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation seeks to provide local governments the flexibility to
place a moratorium on tax lien sales and tax foreclosures during the
COVID-19 emergency, because many taxpayers have run into financial trou-
ble as a result of business closures and job losses. Some taxpayers
cannot afford to pay their taxes, and this would provide local govern-
ments the option to allow them to stay in their homes.  New York City
has already instituted a temporary moratorium on tax lien sales and tax
foreclosures, and at the current time, the Governor has placed a morato-
rium on all foreclosures generally.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8107
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing municipalities to place  a  moratorium
   on tax foreclosures and tax lien sales
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  For the purposes of this act,  "COVID-19  covered  period"
 means  March 7, 2020 until the date on which none of the provisions that
 closed or otherwise restricted public or private businesses or places of
 public accommodation, or required postponement or  cancellation  of  all
 non-essential  gatherings  of  individuals of any size for any reason in
 executive order  numbers  202.3,  202.4,  202.5,  202.6,  202.7,  202.8,
 202.10, 202.11, 202.13 or 202.14 of 2020, as extended by executive order
 numbers  202.28  and 202.31 and as further extended by any future execu-
 tive order, issued in response to  the  COVID-19  pandemic  continue  to
 apply in the county where the real property is situated.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding  any  general or special law, or any local law,
 ordinance, resolution, or city or county charter to  the  contrary,  for
 the duration of the COVID-19 covered period, at local option and after a
 public  hearing,  any  village,  town,  city, school district, or county
 which conducts tax foreclosures or tax lien sales may pass a  local  law
 or  resolution to place a moratorium on such tax lien sales or tax fore-
 closures for a period of up to five years  after  the  COVID-19  covered
 period;  provided  however, that, consistent with the limitation of this
 section, any such local law or resolution shall establish  a  date  upon
 which tax lien sales and tax foreclosures may resume.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05011-01-1

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Senate Bill S8107

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Cordell Cleare

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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